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Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Join Lester Kiewit every weekday for an authentic Cape Town wake-up call. The show gets Cape Town as close to the story as possible, from high-profile interviews to did-you-hear watercooler conversations. The show is enlightening and accessible, inclusive and thought-provoking. It helps listeners navigate the (sometimes hectic) business of life. Some highlights include the daily Editorial segment at 6:10 and the flagship #LesterTester on Fridays at 8:35. The WorldView favourite Adam Gilchrest shares

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5:42

Ghostbusters: The mission to rid state of bogus...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/20

Lester Kiewit speaks to Cosatu’s parliamentary coordinator Matthew Parks about their support for the Department of Public Services and Administration’s drive to eradicate ghost workers from the state payroll. Millions are being wasted on paying workers that do not exist. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and

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7:25

Sanlam Cape Town Marathon CEO explains timeline...

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2025/10/20

Many entrants were left disappointed by the decision to cancel the 2025 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon due to strong wind conditions posing a risk, not only to participants, but also the many staff and volunteers along the route. Lester Kiewit speaks to Clark Gardner, CEO of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative,

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3:07

A runner’s advice on how to deal with cancelled Cape...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/20

Lester Kiewit speaks to devoted and disappointed runner Richard Eberlein about his advice to the organisers of the Cape Town marathon after the event was cancelled at the weekend following gusting winds making it dangerous for competitors. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot

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6:18

Money on a Monday: Death Benefits - ensure that your...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/20

Financial dependency can be a key factor in determining death benefit allocation even though it does not automatically qualify one for a death benefit. This was illustrated in recent case where a customary wife was denied death benefits after her husband’s passing, while his girlfriend and children at the time of his death were able to prove dependency and got to share his death benefit of R4.5million. Lester Kiewit discusses with Pension Funds Adjudicator, Muvhango Lukhaimane, the importance

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3:27

Ashton factory set to reopen, securing jobs and...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/20

The Langeberg Foods Ashton factory is reopening under new ownership, securing thousands of jobs and supporting local farmers in the Western Cape. CEO Edwin Kriel joined Lester Kiewit on the CapeTalk breakfast show to discuss the vision for the factory, the role of the Ashton Fruit Producers Agricultural Co-operative, Norfund, and the Langeberg Community Trust, and what this new chapter means for the community and the region’s fruit industry. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a

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3:15

Just how bad was the wind in Cape Town to see...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/20

Lester Kiewit speaks to Annette Botha, Vox Weather meteorologist, about the wind speeds and gusts that saw the Cape Town marathon cancelled. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking

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6:03

The Royal Countess Zingara is back in Cape Town with...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/17

The iconic South African dinner-theatre experience, The Royal Countess Zingara , is back in Cape Town with a new offering to take you away from reality and into a “wonderland of grandeur, visceral theatrics and a glittering rite of passage.” Lester Kiewit speaks to Richard Griffin, the original visionary behind Madame Zingara who, along with co-director Craig Leo, Valentina Leo, and an extraordinary team of creatives and dreamers, have come up with this latest dazzling chapter in the

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9:15

Owner sells but stays – Usufruct vs life rights...

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2025/10/17

The iconic Ronnie’s Sex Shop along Route 62 is up for sale, but owner Ronnie Price will continue living on the property. Many listeners ask how this works legally. Linda Jordaan, Chief Eexecutive and Director of Herold Gie Attorneys, speaks to Lester Kiewit about the difference between a usufruct and a life right. She outlines the benefits and downsides of each and how they are used in practice, helping listeners understand how Ronnie can stay on the property even after it is sold. Good

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4:52

G20 desk with RMB & FNB: Understanding key conversations

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/17

In this edition of the G20 Correspondence Desk, brought to you by RMB and FNB, Lester Kiewit speaks to Nokukhanya Mntambo. They unpack the key developments shaping conversations at home and abroad including the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting this week in Washington alongside the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Annual Meetings. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town

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4:37

Binge-watching options: Boots, Loot S3 and The...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/17

In need of some binge-watching options this weekend? Lester Kiewit chats to Matthew Jantjies-Green about some of the series you can spend some time watching this weekend, including: - Boots (Netflix) - ⁠Loot Season 3 (AppleTV) - ⁠The Diplomat Season 3 (Netflix) Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The

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11:51

Public input sought as City of Cape Town revises...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/17

Cape Town is the 9th most congested city in the world with drivers losing 94 hours annually due to being stuck in gridlocked traffic. Lester Kiewit speaks to Johann Andersen, Adjunct Professor for Traffic and Transportation Engineering, and Intelligent Transportation Systems at Stellenbosch University, about the strategies we can implement to reduce the strain on our transportation nodes, as the City of Cape Town’s urban Mobility Directorate seeks comments for the revising of its Travel Demand

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8:02

A fine mess: Confusion overpaying for traffic offences

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/17

Lester Kiewit speaks to attorney William Booth about concerns from motorists about failing to pay fines which only appear on one of a number of platforms that record traffic offences. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the

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6:32

Pacific Dispatch with Katie Macdonald: Malaysia gets...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/17

Malaysia is preparing for the upcoming ASEAN Summit; a council ban on artificial grass, advertising regulator not amused by supermarket ad. Katie Macdonald shares all the details with Lester Kiewit. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories

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7:06

The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe is set for a return

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/16

The famous and beloved Garden Route steam train, the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe, is set to make a return. Operations between Knysna and George were halted after the heavy rainfalls of 2006 and 2007 had washed away roads and infrastructure, and despite an attempt to run the train between George and Mossel Bay to the west, it came to an end in 2010. Lester Kiewit speaks to Alan McVitty, CEO of Classic Rail and Outeniqua Choo Tjoe, to discuss how the project will be rolled out. Good Morning Cape Town with

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5:12

Emerging Economies - Latin America: Venezuela’s...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/16

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about: Venezuela’s response to Maria Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize award; 6 people killed in US strike on a boat off Venezuela’s coastline; the Argentine Pesa and Javier Milei are in pre-election trouble; China’s changing role in Latin America. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town

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12:46

A journey with anxiety and alternative psychedelic...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/16

Mental health challenges continue to affect millions worldwide, with anxiety and depression among the most common disorders. Stuart Dods speaks to Lester Kiewit about his personal journey navigating anxiety and his search for alternatives after conventional therapy failed to provide relief. Stuart shares how psychedelic treatment has become the only approach that truly works for him and reflects on his experience with a recent BBC Africa documentary, including how the story was pitched to him versus

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8:49

It is illegal for shops to add surcharge for card...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/16

In South Africa it is illegal for stores to add a surcharge for payments made by bank cards, as this is in contravention of the Consumer Protection Act. The Act states that the displayed price is the final price which consumers must pay. Lester Kiewit speaks to Lee Soobrathi, Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

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9:30

South Africa’s Food Security Index shows glimmer of hope

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/16

Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Dieter von Fintel, a development economist at Stellenbosch University. They discuss the Shoprite Group’s annual SA Food Security Index. It indicates a marginal improvement in food security in South Africa over the last year, although there are still areas of concern. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is

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9:29

Should there be full disclosure on AI-generated videos?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/16

Did you see the video of boxer Jake Paul enjoying a Kota in Cape Town? While it certainly looked like him, it was merely a digital creation made by Sora, the new text-to-video app from OpenAI, the same company that gave us ChatGPT. AI-creations are becoming better and better in terms of realism, and we ask if it is time that we insist on disclaimers and watermarks to be placed on such videos to inform viewers that they are fabrications, especially in an era of deepfakes. Lester Kiewit speaks to dr

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6:29

The iconic Ronnie’s Sex Shop is up for sale

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2025/10/16

Lester Kiewit speaks to Cherise Da Silva of Rawson Properties about the sale of the popular landmark pub Ronnie’s Sex Shop in Barrydale. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking

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